Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960 film by Philip Leacock / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Let No Man Write My Epitaph is a 1960 American neo noir crime film about the son of an executed criminal who aspires to escape his impoverished, crime-ridden neighborhood with the help of his mother and a group of concerned neighbors. The film was directed by Philip Leacock, and stars Burl Ives, Shelley Winters, James Darren, Jean Seberg, Ricardo Montalbán and Ella Fitzgerald.
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Directed by | Philip Leacock |
Screenplay by | Robert Presnell, Jr. |
Based on | Let No Man Write My Epitaph 1958 novel by Willard Motley |
Produced by | Boris D. Kaplan |
Starring | Burl Ives Shelley Winters James Darren Jean Seberg Ricardo Montalbán Ella Fitzgerald |
Cinematography | Burnett Guffey |
Edited by | Chester W. Schaeffer |
Music by | George Duning |
Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Boris D. Kaplan Productions |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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The film was based on the 1958 novel of the same name by Willard Motley, and is a sequel to the 1949 film Knock on Any Door, which was itself based on an earlier Motley novel.